Fishing-reel brake.



N0. 786,656. I PATENTED APR. 4. 1905. J. A. MAOMAHON. FSHING REEL BRAKE.

APPLIGATION FILED 5211,27, 1904.

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FlSHlNGe-REEL BRAKE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent NO. 786,656, dated April 4, 1905.

Application led April 27, 1904. Serial No. 205,081.

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Be it known that I, JAMES A. MAcMAHoN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of York, borough of Brooklivn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and lm proved Fishing-Reel Brake, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved fishing-reel brake arranged to allow freedom of movement of the spool when the line is run out,to prevent backlash, and to permit the fisherman to give any desired resistance to the reel with a view to increase or decrease the tension of the line when the fish is hooked or other circumstances rcquire it.

rEhe invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations of the same, as will be incre fully described hereinafter and then pointed out in the claims.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure l is a perspective view of the improvement as applied. Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional side elevation of the improvement, and Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view of the same on the line 3 3 of 2.

The improved brake is shown applied to a iishing-reel having the usual case or housing A, the spool B for the line, and a multiple rotating the spool and consisting of a pinion C in mesh with a master-wheel C, secured on a shaft D, (see Fig. 3,) journaled in one side of the housing' A of the reel. On the eviter polygonal end D of the shaft l) is se- :d a friction-disk E, having front and rear ges E and E attached to the disk by transfw-e rivet-s, screws, or/like fastening devices as illustrated in the drawings. rlhe pe- #eral surface of the friction-disk E is en- .vid by the split ring F of a crank-arm F, :loyed for turning the shaft l) to cause the ing to rotate the spool B for winding up .,nwinding the line. ne crank-arm F is so arranged that it forms,with the friction-'disk E, the brake for the fishing-reel, and for the purpose mentioned the crank-arm F has the ends of its split ring F terminating in longitudinallyextending but diverging arms F2 and F3, on which is held to move inwardly or outwardly the handle Gr of the crank-arm, the said handle being arranged to draw the arms F2 and Fi together on moving the handle G outward to clamp the split ring F more firmly onto the periphery of the friction-disk E, it being understood, however, that when the handle G is moved into its innermost position then the frictional contact between the split ring F and the friction-disk E is reduced to a minimum to allow free revolving of the spool B on the slightest pull on the iinc and when holding the crank-arm F stationary.

rihe handle G is provided with two plates G and G2, disposed on opposite faces of the oblique arms F2 and F3, and the said plates are connected with each other by rivets or bolts G3, which are mounted loosely friction-rollers Gi, traveling on the diverging arms and F3, as plainly indicated in Fig. Q. When the handle Gr is in an innermost position, as previously explained, then the resiliency of the split' ring F holds the latter sufticiently out of frictional contact with the disk E for the latter` to rotate freely; but when the handle Gr is slipped outward along the arms F2 and F:i then the said arms are pressed toward cach other by the action of the friction-rollers Gf, and consequently the split ring F clamps the disk E with increasing' force as the handle G is moved outward.

In order to limit the outward sliding' movement of the handle G on the arms F2 and F, the terminals thereof are provided with lugs F" for the front friction-rollers G" to abut against. The flanges E and of the frictiondisk E hold the split ring F against transverse movement, and the friction-disk E is held against displacement on the polygonal end D' of the shaft D by a screw H screwing in the said shaft and having its head engaging' thc outer face of the friction-disk.

In order to counterbalance the crank-arm F, the disk F is provided with an extensionarm opposite the arms F2 and F, and on the terminal of this erin Fis e suitable weight F, es plainlgY shown in the llrziwings.

By the arrangementdescribed it will be seen that the operator bvn1ovingthehandle G inward or outward on the diverging arms F2 end E causes a clamping of the split ring F with less or more force on the friction-disk E, secured to 'the shaft, and consequently the ogr eretor een give any desired freedom of movement to the spool B when the line is running out end prevent backlash b v lightly applying the brake and after the lish is hooked give any desired resistance to the reel with a `View to increase or decrease the tension as circumstances require. lt will further be seen that when the handle G is moved outward and the friction between the frictiondislt E and the split ring F is increased the leverage of the crzinleairm F is correspondingly increased as the crank-erm handle G moves ffii-ther from the exis of the shaft D.

Having thusdescrihed my invention. l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters PatentM 1. .A lishing-reel brake comprising a. crenlierm, and :i friction device controlled by the handle of the crzmk-erm, the handle being slidabl y mounted on the crank-erm to increase or decrease the friction and correspondinglj,T increase or decrease the leverage.

2. A fishing-reel brake comprising e frictioirdisk on a reel-shaft, and e crenlvzirm peripherally mounted on the friction-disk and adapted te be clamped with more or less force to the peripheral fece of the friction-disk.

3. A fishing-reel brake comprising` e friction-disk on e reel-shaft, a crank-erin periphera-ll),T mounted on the fricti0n-disl e frictionzil clamping device on the seid erm, for clamping the latter to the friction-disk et the peripheral face thereof, and e handle movable on the crank-arm and controlling the said clamping device.

Ll. il.. iishing-reel brake comprising a friotien-disk on e reel-shaft, e crank-erm mount#v ed on the peripheral fece of the friction disk; and having a movable handle, and e clznnpingdevice controlled by the said handle for clamp-y ing the crank-arm to the ,frictioirdisle A fishing-reel brake coniprising` e fric-1 tiondisli turning with a reel-shaft, and ai. crank-erin mounted on the peripheral fece elf the friction-disk end having manually-con-v trolled means for clamping the crzinlverm with more or less force to the seid frictionI disk.

6.v A iishing-reel brake comprising a friction-disk secured on the shaft of the reel, e; crank-handle l eving :t split ring1 mounted ed the peripheral face of the friction-dish, the ends of the'split ring terminating in integral diverging arms, and a handle slideble on the yarms and streddling the same.

7. A ishing-reel brake, comprising a fric-l tion-dish on the reel-shaft, a crank-arm pel ripherelly mounted on the said dislr, end e handle slidafble on the crank-erm and serving to clamp the same to the friction-disk.

8. A lishing-reel brake. comprising fric-l tion-disl on the reel-sheft, a crank-erm peripherelly mounted on the disk and having divergingI niembers.:ind a handle slid ably mounted on the diverging members of the crankarm.

9. A fishing-reel brake, comprising e fric# tion-disk on the reel-shaft., e crank-een hav ing e split ring mounted on the periphery oiil the disk and provided with divergingarms at one side end e weighted arm et the opposite side.I and e handle slidzibly mounted on the diverging arms of the crank-erm.

:in testimony whereo f l have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two sub scribing witnesses.

JAMES A. MAeMAHQN. lVitnesses:

A. M. FizAsm-i, ANTHONY J. Caiz'iifin. 

